A science teacher wrote the table of values below. Amount of Hydrogen vs. pH
Amount of Hydrogen, x
(in moles per liter)
pH, f(x)
One-tenth
1
StartFraction 1 Over 100 EndFraction
2
StartFraction 1 Over 1000 EndFraction
3
StartFraction 1 Over 10,000 EndFraction
4
StartFraction 1 Over 100,000 EndFraction
5

Which function models the data in the table?
f (x) = StartFraction 1 Over x EndFraction, x not-equals 0
f (x) = log StartFraction 1 Over x squared EndFraction, x not-equals 0
f (x) = log StartFraction 1 Over x EndFraction, x not-equals 0
f (x) = StartFraction 1 Over x squared EndFraction, x not-equals 0

The best function that models the data is f(x) = log StartFraction 1 Over x EndFraction, x not-equals 0

Find the table attached below

From the table shown,  we can see that when   x = 1/10, f(x) = 1

Similarly when x = 1/100, f(x) = 2

According to the law of logarithm, we can say that:

Log 10 = 1

Log 100 = 2 etc..

Recall that f(x) = 1 when x = 1/10, this means that;

F(x) = log 10

F(x) = log(1/1/10))

F(x) = log(1/x) since x = 1/10

Similarly if f(x) = 2 when x = 1/100

F(x) = log 100

F(x) = log(1/1/100))

F(x) = log(1/x) since x = 1/100 in this case

On a general note, we can conclude that f(x) = 1/x where x is not equal to zero.

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you have 6 cupcakes

none of the above.

for one of the equations to be used in the process, there has to be a term in the equation since squared is .

since there is only a term in the first equation, we cannot derive a from completing the square.

solving with completing the square